Bronze Age flints, Chadwells Farm (EHER 7031)
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Summary
Bronze Age flints were recorded during fieldwalking. They suggest the nearby cropmark is probably a Bronze Age barrow, see EHER 7030.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7050 4232 (373m by 214m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIRDBROOK, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Fieldwalking over an area of an approximately 2ha, including site of a ring ditch (see EHER 7030). Much worked flint was found in the area of the cropmark. "The location and character of the flintwork suggests the cropmark represents a ploughed-out bronze age barrow." <1>
Finds in Saffron Walden Museum. <2>
Flints comprised 2 cores, 11 scrapers, 5 flakes with secondary working, 7 waste flakes, 8 blades, 1 heat-crazed lump. <3>
Site Assessment: Accession numbers?
Finds
- CORE / FLAKE / BLADE / LITHIC IMPLEMENT / END SCRAPER (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)
- CORE / FLAKE / BLADE / LITHIC IMPLEMENT / END SCRAPER (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)
- CORE / FLAKE / BLADE / LITHIC IMPLEMENT / END SCRAPER (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)
- CORE / FLAKE / BLADE / LITHIC IMPLEMENT / END SCRAPER (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)
- CORE / FLAKE / BLADE / LITHIC IMPLEMENT / END SCRAPER (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)
Sources
- <1> SEX836 Article in serial: Priddy, D.A. (ed.). 1984-5. Excavations in Essex, 1983-4. Essex Archaeology and History. 16. 122-139. Vol 16, p.123.
- <2> SEX726 Artifact: Saffron Walden Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Saffron Walden Museum.
- <3> SEX23113 DESC TEXT: Charge, B.B.. 1984. A Ring-Ditch site at Chadwells Farm, Birdbrook, Essex.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL74-057